- Guidelines for developing, testing & selecting criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management: manual
- R. Prabhu; C.J.P. Colfer; R. Dudley / Center for International Forestry Research, 1998
- Manual provides methods to assist the development and evaluation of criteria and indicators (C&I) which can then be used to assess the sustainability of forest management. The methods presented are aimed at the development of sets...
- Behavior Change Through Mass Communication [HIV / AIDS]
- Family Health International, 1996
- This handbook is one in a series of practical handbooks designed by AIDSCAP's Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Unit. Its main objective is to help field level planners and implementors use mass media as a part of their overall comm...
- How to Create an Effective Communication Project [on HIV / AIDS]
- Family Health International, 1996
- Careful planning of communication projects is necessary for the success of HIV/AIDS prevention programs. This handbook will guide you through the development of behavior change communication (BCC) projects using a strategy developed b...
- DFID guidance manual on water supply and sanitation programmes
- Water and Environmental Health at London and Loughborough, 1998
- The Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned this Guidance Manual toassist staff and partners to develop effective and sustainable water supply and sanitation programmes. The Manual comprises three chapters and app...
- Financial sustainablility for credit programmes: a travel survival guide
- P. Kantor; C. Robinson / Sustainable Banking with the Poor ,World Bank, 1997
- This guide is intended for microcredit program managers and staff with little accounting and financial skills. The guide lays out the essentials of an income statement in a very user-friendly way to enable program officers to understa...
- Impact of Access to Credit on the Poor: Research Design and Baseline Survey for a Longitudinal Study
- R.T. Chua / Banking with the Poor Network, 1998
- Presents the baseline survey for a study of the impact of microfinance services offered by Alalay sa Kaunlaran sa Gitnang Luzon, Inc (ASKI). ASKI is a microfinance institution based in Cabanatuan City in the Philippines, and is a memb...
- Prevention of post-harvest food losses fruits, vegetables and root crops a training manual
- Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations, FAO, 1989
- Presents material from a wide variety of disciplines associated with the prevention of food losses and development of marketing operations, particularly those in fruit, vegetables and roots and tubers. It is directed to field staff, p...
- Measuring household food consumption: a technical guide
- A. Swindale; P. Ohri-Vachaspati / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2005
- This guide was developed to systematise information on monitoring and evaluating impacts of food security and household nutrition project interventions. The guide describes the process and procedures for collecting information to asse...
- A practical guide to realising the mutually beneficial relationship between micro-enterprise, micro-finance and renewable energy
- A. Allderdice; J.H. Rogers / US Agency for International Development, 2000
- The guide is targeted at microfinance institutions (MFIs) and microenterprise support organisations that are interested in inproving the profitability of their members microenterprises through renewable energy (RE) technologies. RE su...
- A practical guide to expanding remote electrification opportunities
- A.C. Jimenez; T. Lawand / US Agency for International Development, 2000
- Guide aimed at helping decision-makers in rural areas with the responsibility for schools to accurately assess a school's energy need, evaluate appropriate and cost effective technologies to meet those needs, and to implement an effec...
- Guidelines for Aid Agencies on Global and Regional Aspects of the Development and Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment
- OECD Development Co-operation Directorate: DAC Guidelines, 1999
- The first aim of these guidelines is to present a summary of major issues relating to the state of the marine and coastal environment, and to identify institutional and other approaches for its protection. The second aim is to suggest...
- Management Information Systems for Microfinance Institutions
- Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 1998
- Address common pitfalls in MIS design by targeting the two key audiences involved in an MIS-information users and systems developers. Specifically, the MIS handbook: Defines information needs and flows; Identi...
- What is dissemination? Why is it important? How do you choose a dissemination strategy?
- D. Saywell; A. Cotton / Water Engineering and Development Centre, 1999
- Review of literature and case studies on research dissemination methdods and their impact, with recommendations for researchers and for commisioners of research Recommendations include: Plan and integrate a disse...
- Microcredit interest rates
- Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 1996
- Description of a model for deciding on an interest rate which makes a micro-finance lender economically sustainable. Includes worked examples and a downloadable speadsheet for calculations
- Handbook on procedures and criteria for determining refugee status (UNHCR)
- Refworld, 1999
- Manual on public participation in environmental decision making (REC)
- Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary, 1999
- Format for appraisal of microfinance institutions
- R.P. Christen; B. Helms; R. Rosenberg / Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 1998
- This Appraisal Format facilitates a complete diagnosis of a micro-finance institutions operations - ranging from governance to funding methodology to financial performance. It assumes a high level of participation on the part of MFI s...
- How can participatory approaches improve the practice of veterinary epidemiology?
- A. Catley; J. Mariner / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2001
- This paper provides an overview of recent experiences with the use of participatory approaches and methods to understand livestock diseases in pastoral areas. These experiences include the emergence of participatory epidemiology as a ...
- Experiences of the participatory approach to development: accounts from World Bank staff
- Participation & Civic Engagement Group, World Bank, 1996
- An in-depth exploration of the conceptual foundations and operational applications of participation at the Bank. Contains first hand accounts from Bank staff of their experiences of using participatory techniques in their work. Conten...
- DAC guidelines on conflict, peace and development co-operation
- Development Assistance Committee, OECD, 1997
- All development cooperation strategies and programmes must help societies to manage tensions and disputes without resorting to violence. How can international donors best promote peace-building and post-conflict reconciliation? A task...
- BetterEvaluation
- BetterEvaluation is an international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools) and approaches. It offers online tools and materials organised into tasks: Approaches, Themes and Resources.
- ARPN Journal of Science and Technology
- Journal of Science and Technology is an international, open-access journal that publishes research intensive articles and scientific manuscripts and survey based contributions focusing all aspects of science and Technology. The objective of this journal is to bring together research fellows from academia and professional practitioners from industry to enlighten the latest topics of interest and bu...
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) formerly known as Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions, is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), located at Noida, near India’s capital city of New Delhi. CSDMS is committed to advocacy and developing solutions for under-privileged societies through the use of innovative and effective Information and Commun...
- Sustainable Community Development Services (SCODE)
- SCODE is a national NGO whose aim is to enable people in Kenya especially the poor, to improve their quality of life by adopting technologies and approaches that are environmental friendly and contribute towards sustainable development.
- Women and Children First (UK)
- Advocacy and research organisation working to improve maternal and newborn health.
- Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS)
- The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) is a government institution mandated to provide strategic leadership and to coordinate and strengthen efforts of all stakeholders involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
- Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS
- The Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS was developed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), for NGOs, drawing on the knowledge and experience gained since the response to HIV began. The Code sets out the key principles, practice and evidence base required for successful responses to HIV with the aim of: assisting NGOs to improve the quality and...
- Ba Futuru
- Ba Futuru, meaning “For the Future,” is a peacebuilding organisation located in Timor-Leste (East Timor). The organisation’s mission is to build a culture of peace and non-violence in Timor Leste by developing the values, skills, knowledge and wellbeing of conflict-affected, vulnerable and at-risk young people, and those who care for them. To this end, Ba Futuru engages children...
- The Citizen Lab
- The Citizen Lab engages in advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media and world civic politics.
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) Internet Training Platform
- Platform offering free training materials on organic agriculture
